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First Day of SS... kept moving on the weights i was on..

Squats
20x5x2
35x5
50x4
70x2
90x3x5

OHP
20x5x3
25x3
35x2
42.5x3x5

DL
60x5
70x3
70x1 (mixed grip)
85x2
105x5 (mixed grip)

I thought the session would be easier than normal due to two less sets but squats were way harder than last time and so we DL for some reason. I finally did the OHP albeit with two less sets but i hadnt done 3x5 even if the last two sets were discounted on my other tries at this weight. I think the difference was the warmup, i did less sets... DL i just realised maybe it was because i changed to mixed grip for the workset which felt awkward but the bar was never slipping out of my hand and grip was solid.

Reply 21

desijut

played a full 90 minutes of football as full back... lots of running lol We shall see if im ok for my session tommorow.

Reply 22

GodspeedGehenna

Dem squat gains. Looking good.

Reply 23

desijut

^ Cheers

Also I weighed in at 67kg today, about 1/4 kg weight gain in the last 2 weeks where i've been getting ~2kg every 2 weeks. Think i'm still gaining muscle but i just burnt some of the fat off with the football match

Didnt train today. No reason for it which is dumb, so i'm gonna have to do mon/wed/fri this week

How tall are you?

5 foot 9, will put it in the OP

Reply 26

King Leonidas

Original post by desijut

5 foot 9, will put it in the OP

So conclusively how much are you lifting on: bench press, squat and deadlift at the moment?

Reply 27

rlw31

Original post by pinda.college

So conclusively how much are you lifting on: bench press, squat and deadlift at the moment?

Can't you just look at the last time he logged a training section, on this very thread and on this very page for squats and deadlifts :confused:

Reply 28

desijut

Original post by pinda.college

So conclusively how much are you lifting on: bench press, squat and deadlift at the moment?

Original post by rlw31

Can't you just look at the last time he logged a training section, on this very thread and on this very page for squats and deadlifts :confused:

That's what i'm thinking...?

But here you go anyway:

Bench 60kg (5,5,4 last time, looking for 3x5)
Squat 90kg (3x5)
DL 105 kg (1x5)

Reply 29

desijut

Squats
20x5x2
35x5
55x3
75x2
92.5x3x5

Bench
20x5x2
30x5
40x5
50x2
60x3x5

Power Cleans
20x3
30x3
35x3
40x3
45x5x3

Squats were tough again
Bench was relatively easy
Power Cleans were good, stopped at 45 as my catching became dodgy, as a result i was losing confidence on the catch in the 4th set so wasnt catching properly, felt it more on my legs though

Reply 30

desijut

Squats
20x5x2
35x5
55x4
75x2
95x3x5

OHP
20x5x2
25x5
30x3
35x2
45 - 4,4,3

DL
60x5
75x3
90x2
110x5 (mixed grip)

Ok, got some time
Squats - Struggled
OHP - Poor
DL - Struggled

With OHP i struggled with 42.5 but moved up anyway because i got 3x5. Squats and deadlifts were really tough, with DL i think it is because i switch to mixed and am not used to it. Have to look into my squat technique though. I feel like i havent eaten much in the last week, so im gonna try eating some more, drinking more milk, etc.

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 31

desijut

Squats
20x5x2
35x5
55x3
75x2
97.5x3x5

Bench
20x10
40x5
55x5
62.5x3x5

Power Cleans
20x5x2
25x5
30x3
40x2
50x5x3

Have a gym in my shed but this was the first time i've done it in a public gym.
Squats and Bench was relatively easy. Some guy was telling me the 1.25 plates made no differences to my lift as they were so small lol. So i told him i dont give a ****. I let him carry on doing his partial 80kg bench and another guy his partial 100kg bench. Although, in general this gym isnt as bad as what i've seen said about gyms. No Smith Machine in it for one.
Power Cleans were easy, although i failed one rep, i just added an extra one onto that set, think it was a lapse in form

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 32

desijut

Squats
20x5x2
40x5
60x4
80x2
100x3x5

OHP
20x5x3
30x3
35x2
45 - 5,3,2

DL(mixed grip)
60x5x2
80x3
95x2
115x5

Squats - These were as hard as my last session was easy. I got my last rep just about... but 2 plate squate :biggrin:

OHP - new 5RM... but less reps overall than my last session on the same weight. could have got a 4th rep on my second set, was very close, body was shaking like crazy. One more try then maybe reset the weight.
DL - Tough but got through it. Tried mixed grip throughout to get used to it. Felt my hamstrings, glutes and lower back on this one.

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 33

GodspeedGehenna

Original post by desijut

yea boi, dat dere 2 plate.

Reply 34

desijut

Yeah, feels good. For the last 20-30kg progress my squats have gona through periods where it's been easy and hard, but now it's getting real tough

But fml with OHP, will see what happens...

Reply 35

desijut

Squats
25x5x2
40x5
60x3
80x2
102.5x3x5

Bench
20x5
30x5
40x4
55x2
65 5,4,2

Power Cleans
20x5x2
25x5
35x3
45x2
55 3,2
50x3x3

All three were tough, it felt as if the public gym i went to had lighter weights than in my shed. I recall in this thread that i thought that session was easy and that is probably why. Bench felt tonnes harder, Squats have been harder than that session and power cleans felt a lot heavier. 50kg at that gym felt harder than the 50kg in my shed. Very Strange

Reply 36

desijut

Squats
20x5x2
40x5
60x3
80x3
105x3x5

OHP
20x5x3
30x3
35x2
45 - 5,4,2

DL(mixed grip)
60x5x2
80x3
100x2
120x5

Squats - Very tough, just about got my final rep of my final set out.
OHP - Three times i havent made it, time for a rest
DL - Felt the strain in my glutes/hams, ridiculous amount of tension in them

I got a problem. My dad wont let me go higher than 105kg squat because i struggled a lot with and he deems it "unsafe, dangerous, and you will end up on the floor with this". The squat rack we have doesnt have the side bar catches so i cant say it's safe, etc. What shall i do? One option is go to the local gym but this would majorly piss my dad off. Im in my last year of A level so i will be at uni next year so i can do what i want in 6 months time. Are there any programs i can do without squats or max effort squats for 6 months?